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Hi. I go through it too. I can tell you that when I have done the best is when I did not limit myself to one- I went cold turkey. I think you need a certain amount of time for it to clean itself out of your system. I like to do a day long fast sometimes but even just not eating any junk for about 3-7 days will do the…

A big thing for me is when I do not get enough sleep, then a handful of oreos or something make me feel better to "keep me going." And I lose control with it because it is so good and for some reason I convince myself "I need it" The bad food actually feels ike it is healthy until afterwards when i feel like crap. PMS and…

doesn't bother me any. one day i will only have 5 lbs to go and i will still be here!! sure i am a little jealous of thinner people, but they have a right to do this as well..if they don't they will end up where i am lol.

That's a huge difference. It gives me hope since I lost 15 so far that maybe I have actually made a difference!

I don't mind it. I do have a huge amount of weight to lose and if people notice and say I lost a lot then I am happy. It doesn't bother me because I know I have a lot to lose. Not many people have said much to me at all and I would be way happier if they were telling me I lost a huge amount lol.

I see a difference! The most I see on you is your back but you definitely made a huge dent i your stomach too and your arms are more cut. If you think about it for one month that is AMAZING! Keep it up~!

This is so funny because just last week I had the same question and looked it up online! Apparently, the fat breaks down into acids. Some of it goes into muscles. Mostly, we sweat it out and exhale it out after it breaks down.

All the things you listed are great already. I am not sure though if 40 or 50 a month is really realistic. I have been shopping for a family of four for a long time so maybe I am wrong, but often we spent 200 a week If I cut that to 100 I feel great. So if I divide that in 4 that would still be 100 a month. I am not sure…

I eat bad stuff and put it in my diary all the time. Not saying your cheesecake was bad, sounds great! But I am just saying that I would be really pissed if someone said something to me about it. I make my diary public because it helps keep me accountable and I am less likely to really mess up knowing others can see it…

Yeah it will go away. You might walk away having gained a pound or so but that is pretty much it. You might have had a lot of sodium so you're holding in water. Get back into your routine and in a day or so it should be better. I am sayign this because I gained 6 lbs in one day recently and lost it in another 24 hours.

I can't believe you did that in one year!!!!

I shoot for 60 minutes per day. Some days I get lucky and do more, others I do less, but 60 is average. I started off at 20 and worked my way up. I read that you don;t start burning fat til 15-20 minutes in so that is why I kept increasing. Another article said if I wanted to lose weight I should do an hour and that sort…

For all those in Burlington County- I love hiking in Rancocas Woods!

That would be so awesome to job the boardwalk. I love in Gloucester County so unless I am on vacation I won't be able to do that. Good to see other NJ people though!!

I relate to this. Not even just with counting calories but for me it is more with exercise. Like I HAVE to exercise no matter what even if it is a rest day. I am trying not to get obsessive because obsessive behavior is what got me into this in the first place but it's tough.

You probably already got the answer a million times by now but just in case- it is what your body burns just to do all the regular stuff like digest, beat your heart, etc. Like if you were in bed all day or even in a coma these bodily functions would still take place and you would burn those calories. They can calculate…

I always wondered this too. So much of it gets burned off when I cook as well (I broil a lot). I usually assume about tablespoon gets on each piece of chicken but that's a total guess.

When I see myself losing weight which I have not been able to do until I counted calories, then I know it is worth it.

Are you logging your exercise? Log it so you can see how much more you can eat! If you are eating well (not addicted to sugar) and exercising and you are hungry then you need to eat. I make salads with either hard boiled egg whites or chicken for protein and then I will put almonds, sunflower seeds, or trail mix in there,…

The same thing happened to me. I started off slowly only working out 20-30 minutes. I too was not hungry. When I increased both the time and the intensity of my workouts I was VERY hungry. I increased my calories and I am still losing. You are hungry because your body needs fuel. You are hugry because you need the food. So…

Same here. The week of my period I will be up as much as 8 pounds but the day it ends I go back to normal again and even wind up losing a pound for the week a lot of times.

I don't stick to them. I mean, I try my best and I don't binge as bad as I used to but I still eat chocolate. I make the 40 calorie brownies, I buy sugar free reese's, I go ahead and eat a piece of cake. I have fallen into a routine with myself now. I realize that the PMS week and the week of the period are going to be…

I have read a lot that the only way to lose belly fat is with cardio. However, it is important to build muscle everywhere including the abs. So it is not pointless. You won't lose your belly with only abs exercises and no crunches but if you do both the cardio will rid you of the fat and the abs exercises will make the ab…

ummmm..you know the answer. your body needs at least those 1200. that s the fuel you need to function properly and that is AT LEAST. you can probably do with more. ignore any comments from the peanut gallery. you have to be healthy. your body needs to work and so does your brain.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know what to tell you because it sounds like you are doing everything right. Maybe start doing different exercises that are more challenging and make sure not to have too much sugar ad sodium? If none of that works, maybe ask the doctor? Sorry I am not more help!

I have not checked in in a while- SORRY!. My weight today is 147.4, When I first posted it was 154. So that's 7 lbs! I did not think there was any way I would make the 10 lbs but maybe I will :)))))))))))

Hi. I saw your post about this group. I hope it is okay that I joined. I am halfway through 30 DS. I am not doing it every day as Jillian suggests. My body just physically cannot do it. Every 2 or 3 days I take a day off but I do something else instead like a different DVD, walking, biking, etc. I also am combining this…

I am here- Mom of 2. How you do 7 I do not know lol. I am 36. I find that I eat 1100-1300 about 2 weeks out of the month. Then the other two weeks I wind up eating 1400-2000 a day. So it balances out. I just listen to my body on what I need. Feel free to add me. I like having mom friends as well. There are certain…

Great job! You're looking good!